Valerio

I am so crushed. In Rick Steves Europe, Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera # 205, Rick Steves introduces us to his friend Valerio, a waiter in Vernazza. I thought Valerio was our friend. Now I find out he is the world's friend.
Prior to our trip to Europe in '99 a friend at work said that we should look up a waiter who was a friend of a friend of hers. Kathy was an airline hostess who lived in Hawaii at the time she was friends with the waiter Valerio of Vernazza. My introduction to Valerio was to be that I knew Kathy had moved to Chicago. When we found Valerio working at his Uncle's restaurant I told him the news about Kathy. He was surprised that she had moved as he said his family had lived in Vernazza for 500 years and they would never think of moving. Then he served us the best meal I ever had, his choice of what to serve.
Valerio looks no older than he did in '99. I had my picture taken with him when we were there. William refers to him as Valerio the Lothario.